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bescheinen.

to shine on something, to illuminate

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Meaning & usage

verb/bəˈʃaɪ̯nən/Germany/beˈʃaɪ̯nɛn/[b̥e-][-ˈʃaɛ̯-]Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland
  1. to shine on something, to illuminate

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Where this word comes from

From Middle High German beschīnen, from Old High German biskīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *biskīnan, from Proto-Germanic *biskīnaną. Equivalent to be- + scheinen. Cognates include Dutch beschijnen, English beshine and Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌽 (biskeinan).

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